Independent Investigative Journalism and Commentary from New Orleans, LA

Monday, October 11, 2010

The LSED Grant Road Map

With rumors circulating that yet another city hall Indian chief is about to resign due to a non-profit scandal, I offer you the master grant list to the LSED grants which ran from 2000 to 2004.

Keep in mind that many, if not most, of these non-profits are now defunct so researching these entities is more of an autopsy than a surgery. But, I promise there is enough there to keep you busy for a while and the important thing is to examine the pattern of bogus non-profits and where the money funnels lead to. While many of these 501c3's are extinct, new ones have popped up to take their place and the beat goes on...the beat goes on...

there's a post-k blakey connection if you're interested, but this is the non-profit 'community entity' used by the archdiocese to write the original hope iv grant application RIGHT AFTER katrina on the down-down-down-low to get the $ to demolish / "rebuild" lafitte/treme'.

they had the fat juicy partnership with enterprise foundation and you know what? i never saw anything happen with that in treme', other than they bought a bunch of properties and haven't fixed them up. maybe they're waiting on property values to go up when they finish their new projects that appear to concentrate housing even denser than before, with substandard construction...

funny, the sheer volume of financial flow to the catholic churches of new orleans. jeez.

WOW...can't think of an adjective strong enough to convey my shock and dismay at names, amounts, and legislators, nor the mind-boggling total and the last few entries (last one=no amount)...and this was pre-K...imagine such a list since then.

Evil thoughts come to mind: were any grants NOT approved/awarded? Is there no oversight following this money? This list only encompasses our area...multiply this by all other legislators throughout the state.

Unfortunately I see a connection to the dire financial headlines of our state.

I for a non-profit, one that actually carries out services mind you, and I've lost count of the audits that have been going on in the last year or so. Several times the amount I've seen going on when I first started working here.

Keep it up man, I think this blog and others like it have gotten the ball rolling.

http://app1.lla.state.la.us/PublicReports.nsf/86256EA9004C005986256EDF00425658/$FILE/40bdf9cb.PDF.the audit pointed out payroll and tax issues in both. Who was on the board????? As of 2008, they had $47. See http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/PubApps/showVals.php?close=1&ft=bmf&ein=721218446

Gill pratt gave care unlimited (mose's charity $218,000

Richmond gave Scholarship Foundation of Sigma Lamba a phi a $227,000and N.O. Community Enhancement $183,000 andRay avenue baptist church got $50,000 from him.

Swilling gave $112,000 to La. Community Developer

Willard Lewsis gave $468,600 Family Advocacy Newtork (FAN)!!!

It is no wonder the city looks like shit!! Everyone gave $ to these little groups that mostly used the money to keep their lights on rather than make a meaningful impact on the city.